Coin-operated vending-machine.



PATENTED NOV. 6, 1906. J. E. KALKAU & H. T. W. BODEGK.

COIN OPERATED VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.23. 1903.

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No. 835,222. PATENTED NOV. 6, 1906. J. E. KALKAU & H. T. W. BODECK. COIN OPERATED VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEG.23. 1903.

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@WFMM STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN E. KALKAU AND HENRY T. W. BODECK, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COIN-OPERATED VENDING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov; 6, 1906.

. Application filed December 23, 1903. Serial No. 186,284.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN E. KALKAU and HENRY T. W. Bonncx, citizens of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of N ew York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin-O erated Vending-Machines, of which the i0 lowing is a specifica-- tion, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which. it appcrtains to make and use the same.

I The object of this invention is to, rovide an lmproved coin-o erating vendlng-machme of the class empl dyed for vending small packages of cand gum, and various other substances, a furt er object being to provide a machine of this class which is simple in construction and operation and composed of comparativel few arts and which will not get out of or er an frequently need repair; and with these and other ob'ects in view the invention consists in a mac ine of the class specified constructed as hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanymg drawings form a part, in which the separate parts of our improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the ylews, and in which-- Figure is a pers ective view of out improved com-operate vending-machine; Fig. 2, a sectional side view; Fig. 3, a front view of the-package-rece tacle detached from the machine; F 1g. 4, a ottom plan view of the operating mechanism detached and a side view of which is also given in Fig. 2; Fig. 5,

- a side view opposite to that shown in Fig. 2,

part thereof eing in section; Fig. 6, a partlal transverse section on the line 6 6 of Flg. 4; Fig. 7, a detail view-of a do which forms a part of the coin-operated mechanism; F 1g. 8, a side view of a slide or plate which also forms a part of said mechanism. Fig. 9 1s a side elevation of the dog illustrated in Fig. 7. Fig. 10 is a similar view of one of the plates between which the coin-slide is arranged. Figs. 4, 5, 6, and 7 be ng on an enlar ed scale. the practice of our invention we provide a box or casin a, which is preferably of the form shown in igs. 1 and 2, the bottom portion thereof being much wider than the top portion thereof, whereb an extension of 5 5 thereof is formed, and sai box or casing com;-

a, a back a and a top a.

Arranged centrally of and vertically in the top portion of the casing a is a package-re ceptacle b, which comprises a back portion 5 and two side portions b having inwardlydirected side flan esb, and this receptacle is designed to hold t e packa es 1) to be vended and which are inserted t ereinto from the top thereof or in any desired manner and WlllCh are supported therein by side flanges b at the bottom thereof, and the back part b of the said receptacle 6 is cut away to form a recess 1).

The front portion of the forwardly-directed extension (1, of the casing a is provided with a front plate a, in which is placed a drawer b", WhlCh is directly, when in place, beneath the coin-operated mechanism hereinafter described, and in the bottom of said receptacle is placed a downwardly and forwardly inclined plate or chute a which conveys the separate packages dislodged or discharged from the receptacle b, as hereinafter described, downwardly and forwardly to an opening a in the front late a.

The top portion of the forwardlyd1rected extension a of the casing a is closed by a plate 0', having a front depressed portion 0 whereby a transverse shoulder i 1s formed, said depressed ortion 0 having a depending member 0 WhlCh abuts against the top portion of the front plate a.

Secured to the bottom of the plate 0 and arranged verticall with reference thereto are two closely-ad acent plates d and (Z and between which is mounted a slide or slideplate e, (shown in detail in Fig. 8 and in cross-section in Fig. 6,) and secured to the inner end of the slide-plate e is an upwardlydirected yoke (1", having a depending member d, to. which is secured a rod (1, which passes thro h a support dfsecured to the mner end of t e lates d and (1 and the rod (1 passes throug the front depending member c of the plates 0 and c and through the front late 07 of the casing a, and the front end 0 the rod (1 is provided with a sleeve (1, and mounted on said rod and extending into said sleeve is a spring which bears on the su port (1 and which a so has a bearing f at t e outer or front end of the rod (1, and the sleeve (i which is rigidly secured to tlie rod d", is also free to slide through the parts 0 and a.

prises two similar side portions a, a bottom gfjandpivote'd to the plate cor'tothe flange The upwardl -(i ected side members of the ok'e 21 are'co'nnec'ted -by a i'od f on Whic is mounted a dog f f'composed of two milagjsjde members .fi; each of which is provided vt ithua downwardly-directed extension 7', one of which is Weighted, as shown at f, in such a manner that the said dog is normally held in the position shown in Figs. 2 and 5, and the said dog and the separate parts thereof are preferably secured to the rod and said rod is free to turn in its su and the'said separate parts of said (i also preferably connected by a cross-rod f,

and the ddsi'rnwardly-d'irected extensions of preferably rounded, as shown the dogs are inFig's'. 2 and 5.

"The 'plates ('1 and d in the form of construction's'hownh 'e connected with the beasts of the plate 0 by means of flanges g', with which said= 'p'lates d and d "are"provided,' and the plate ii is rov'ided in the rear end portion thereof an near'the top thereof with a hole 9 ofthe plate (1, as shown at 9 is a curved leer-arm g, which said(plateand the fronteiidof which is proof,"'with a large recess (2", "the l i ide tion of said plate and is adapted to enter the title if therein; andth'e'rear end of said 'a'rni "provided with a bac kwardly-rangin'g 'mein ber' 9 having 'a' transversely-directed and downwardly urved'finger it in connection? late operate's,"as hereinit n t e. 1 a {Sifter described. "The plate (1 is also provided near the'front end thereof in the formof cons't' ructien shown with two openin s h, and connected witlithe flange 'g' sai plate or is'a hanger 7L2; on v'yhich arepiyote'd in the form f construction shown t v yo dog's hffeacli of which is provided with a Iatei'eIlYQdirected fiieinber 7L and a forwardlydirected inenibei 'h and each of thesedog's is also provided With a note he, and the noseso'f the dogs h? are adapted to enter the holesh n'the. P a e. 11,, an Seemed to h part i f saidd ogs' are springs Z2], which are secured to the bottom of'thepart c 'of the plate 0, is shop/n at 7t. 'The spL'ring's h serVe topull the perts h of the dogs l he n t??? plated. The late 0 is free pla a d it w i form g i f' e fs i, ahd said plate is proyidedin itsrear end with ati'ahsyei se recess e, designedto receive the eross red that connects the separate iartsj' 'of the dog f wheri'the said dog'isin P S fi i i dw n Me and 1, t e sweat en po ti f idp a'te s a F0111 i u i la e es "61; orm ng u de whiq p ra' 'n b nnec n i he ci v inest? (i h 'p'tr g? of h a m 9 as h e'- i ft r deem d, a aid l t' ls no videdfnear its front end' a'n in the top there; Ol' I on P rts v 0g are the form of construction shown normally ranges longitudinally ofwith a 'n'os'e'which extends "in thed rec 3 forwardly and to foi'ee. thereof into the holes 7% in "the to slide between the of another coin, and in hiss-gist of which is segmental in form and adapted to receive the coin by which the device is operated.

The plate c or the part 0 thereof is provided with a coin-slot t, which in the form of construction shown has a downwardly-directed extension i in the depending part c of said plate, and this part of said slot also extends through the front plate a of the casing a in the form of construction shown, and the front end of the slide or slide-plate e in fills the" part i of the slot 11, and said slot 71 also extends through the downwardly-directed part or shoulder "i of the plate c which connects the's P ie d'ple e' h r w h, s. dee -1 shown inFig. 1. ""The operation will be readily understood from the foregoin descriptionWhentakenih connection with 516 accompanying drawings and the following statement thereofi' Supt'se the parts 'to be in the position shoyvn in igs. 2and 6. In this posltionbfsaid'parts the noses of the dogs If -pass into'the holes 7} fl e P at 1 nd b dn h eeti' If non a coin be inserted into the s (it i, it will drop into the recess e in thelate e, and if the rod (1 be forced baekwartlly h 'pit'te'e also be carried backwardl y, and noses'of the dogs h 'instead of entering he recess e and locking the plate 6 th in, an he s d 1 w J s ide'mliit a will eentinue to 'movebacktva'rdl; the coin ith it, and the dogf v vil strikethe ewe a e' b i t e re pta e b and fame it aclliwardly through th openingo'r re'cessb, and said packa e will drop or' te or into the chute a and will slide downwardly to the opening a. At theshrne 'tir iie the coin in its backward movement, with the l t 6, l re he pen ng 9? n P ate 5, and at this time thesheulder e ef said plate will strike the finger 'g' of the bac Wardly-directed extension 9501 the 'arin' g}, and the nose at the front end of said arinigvill be forced into the opening 9? and will strike the coin and force it out laterally through'a a pe n 1' n e a dt and ai tei Wil drop into the 'drawerf b the coir) drops into the drawer,'the spri'n' f at ontie forejee all the parts back into t e position shown in Fig. 2, and a aratus is again ineondition to ,be operated y the insertion i this movement of the part h f 'QIH? end 0f h P155135 763 wall of the'reeess e thereof strikes the nose atthe fgo'nt' 'end of thearm gand reta ns eparate parts of said plate or said arm to 'it s'rior mal'position. de

genuine it will pass backwar dly beheath' the Plat the pera n f t e" eme "i hereinbefore described; but if 'the saidijcoiii the coin-slot 'i, by ta ng hold. thereof with the thumb and finger, and this will prevent the clogging of the machine and the rendering thereof useless.

' This machine will operate without the use of the dogs h and the object of employing these dogs is to prevent the mechanism from being operated by the insertion of a disk having a hole or holes therein, in which event the noses of the dogs it would enter said hole or holes and would look the device and prevent the movement of the plate e. 7 It will also be apparent that one of said dogs would accomplish the desired result in this connection; but we prefer to employ two of said dogs, so

.as to secure greater accuracy. The coin opening or slot '1', may be so madeas to permit of the insertion only of a coin of the ex-' act dimensions required, and the recess e in the plate 0 may be similarly formed and other safeguards may be provided.

We also place in the package-receptacle b a weight m, having a knob m by which it may be removed from or placed in said receptacle, and this weight is intended to provide suflicient pressure to force the descent of the packages 6 in said receptacle, and said weight is also intended to prevent the operation of the machine under certain circumstances and in the following manner: The parts 0 of the horizontal plate 0 is in a horizontal plane below the main part of said plate, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, and when a coin is first dropped into the slot '1' it passes into the recess e in the plate e, and when said plate is moved backwardly, as hereinbefore described, in the operation of the machine if all the packages be discharged from the recep tacle l) the weight m will be in the bottom of said receptacle, and the dogf will strike said weight and the machine cannot be operated and the coin will still project above the plate -cor the part c of the plate 0 and said coin may be removed.

The front top portion of the casing a is preferably provided with a door n, which may be locked in the usual manner, and the receptacle 1) is preferably supported by a rod n", which passes through ears a secured to the bottom side portions thereof and mounted on said rod is a roller n, and in practice the bottom package I) in the operation of the machine, as hereinbefore described, when it is forced backwardly by the dog f passes under this roller. Secured to the bottom portion of the top a, of the casing a direetly over the door n is a spring a having a downwardly-curved portion n and an upwardly-directed projection n adapted to enter a recess in the top a, and backwardly of'the upper end of the receptacle 6 is a crosspiece 0, against which the upper end of said receptacle abuts, and when the door n is open the spring n may be forced upwardly and the receptacle b swung forwardly, so as to facilitate the filling of the same with-the packages b The dog J is spformed as to operate freely and without friction and is normally held in the position shown in Fig. 2, and when a package has been removedfrom the bottom of the receptacle 1) and the rod d moves backwardly into the position shown in Fig. 2 the said dog drops automatically into its normal position, this operation resulting from the form thereof and the weightf, connected therewith.

It will also be apparent that other means may be provided for moving the plate e 1ongitudinally, and our invention is therefore not limited to the use of the spring-operated rod (1.

This device or apparatus is simple in construction and operation and perfectly adapted to accomplish the result for which it is intended, and changes in and modifications of the construction herein described may be We claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

0 0 1. In a coin-operated vending-machine, a

case having a horizontal top plate over the front portion thereof, said plate having a longitudinally-extendin coin-slot formed therein, a pair of vertically-disposed guide-plates arranged beneath said top plate and located at the sides of said coin-slot, said plates having horizontal flanges connected to the top plate and through the medium of which the guide-plates are suspended from the top plate, one of said plates also having an opening a coin-slide arranged between said guideplates and having an upwardly-opening coinrecess formed in its forward end and a ver-' tically-extending shoulder adjacent to its rear end, and a horizontally-disposed longitudinally-extending lever pivoted upon the guide-plate having said opening, said lever having at its rear end a transversely-extending downwardly-curved finger normally projected across the path of movement of the coin-slide, said lever also having at its forward end a transversely-extending nose adapted ITO to pass through the opening in the guide-' plate carrying said lever when the vertical shoulder of the coin-slide contacts with the curved finger of said lever, whereby the coin is ejectedfrom the coin-slide.-

2. In 'a coin-operated vending-machine, a case having a horizontal top plate over the front portion thereof, said plate having a longitudinally-extending coin-slot formed therein, a pair of vertically-disposed guide-plates arranged beneath said to plate and located at the sides of said coin-s ot, said plates having horizontal flanges connected to the top plate and through the .n edium of which the guide-plates are suspended from the top plate, one of said plates also having an opening a coin-slide arranged between said guideplates and having an upwardly-opening coinrecess formed in its forward end and a vertically-extending shoulder adjacent to its rear end, a horizontally-disposed longitudinally-extending lever pivoted upon the guide-plate having said opening, said lever having at its rear end a transversely-extending downwardly-curved finger normally projectedacross the path of movement-of the coin-slide, said lever also having at its forward end a transversely-extending nose adapted to pass through the opening in the guide-plate carrying said lever when the vertical shoulder of the coin-slide contacts with the curved finger of said lever, whereby the coin is ejected from the coin-slide, and a spring-pressed dog pivotally connected to the guide-plate carrying said lever and arranged in advance of said lever, said pawl having a nose projecting through said guideplate to engage the edge of the coin-recess and thereby lock the coin-slide aga nst movement.

3. In a'coin-operated vending-machine, a case having a horizontal top plate over the front portion thereof, and in which is formed a coin-slot which extends longitudinally of said plate, the latter having a depressed front portion forming a transverse shoulder at the rear end of the coin-slot and through which the latter passes, coin-controlled mechanism arran ed beneath said plate and includinga coin-slide having a recess for the reception of the coin, said recess being disposed relatively to the slot to permit the coin partially projecting through the latter, and means for limiting movement of said slide when the supply of the articles is exhausted, whereby the coin may be recovered from the slot.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our invention we have signed our names,

in presence of the subscribing Witnesses, this 22d day of December, 1903.

Witnesses:

F. A. STEWART, C. E. MULREANY. 

